CVE-2015-8396
Grassroots DICOM GDCM Integer Overflow Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Description
Integer overflow in the ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer function in MediaStorageAndFileFormat/gdcmImageRegionReader.cxx in Grassroots DICOM (aka GDCM) before 2.6.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted header dimensions in a DICOM image file, which triggers a buffer overflow.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 12, 2016, 8:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 21, 2025, 6:06 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
CVE-2015-8396 vulnerability.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-8396 has a 2 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2015-8396.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-8396 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-8396
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-8396 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-8396 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 21, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:grassroots_dicom_project:grassroots_dicom:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:malaterre:grassroots_dicom:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 21, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:grassroots_dicom_project:grassroots_dicom:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:malaterre:grassroots_dicom:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.0 -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-buffer-overflow-imageregionreaderreadintobuffer/ Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135205/GDCM-2.6.0-2.6.1-Integer-Overflow.html Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/29 Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c/ Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701/ Added Reference http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533/ Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537264/100/0/threaded Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39229/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/537264/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537264/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/29 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39229/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 20, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:grassroots_dicom_project:grassroots_dicom:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:grassroots_dicom_project:grassroots_dicom:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-buffer-overflow-imageregionreaderreadintobuffer/ No Types Assigned http://census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-buffer-overflow-imageregionreaderreadintobuffer/ Exploit Changed Reference Type http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533/ No Types Assigned http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533/ Exploit Changed Reference Type http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701/ No Types Assigned http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701/ Exploit Added CWE CWE-189 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 19, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 10
Base CVSS Score: 10
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
23.52 }} 0.64%
score
0.95740
percentile